Navico launches new websites across house of brands

Date: 1/11/2008

New website roll-out now complete

Navico, the market leader in leisure marine electronics, has unveiled a complete redesign of the websites for the B&G, Eagle, Lowrance, Northstar and Simrad brands, as well as for Navico itself.

All the new websites share the common attributes of striking graphics to excite the viewer and easy navigation to enable users to find the information that they require quickly and easily.

The Navico website (www.navico.com) includes a one-stop press office containing all the product and corporate announcements, supporting press materials and media contacts for the entire range of brands.

Standard features for the product brands include full details of the complete product ranges at the click of a mouse and the latest news on new products and forthcoming events.  But particular attention has been paid to the support sections of each site.  All the sites now contain comprehensive product documentation and software, the latest software updates, tips and tutorials, and extensive FAQ sections to ensure that owners of Navico equipment can access the information that they need with the minimum of fuss. 

As an example of the success of this approach, the Lowrance support team has already experienced a significant shift from traditional telephone support to the advanced, self-service web solution.

“We recognise the vital role that informative and user-friendly websites play in representing our brands to the leisure marine community,” commented Navico President and CEO Jens-Thomas Pietralla, “and we believe that our new sites succeed in demonstrating our exciting new product line-ups to the best advantage, and will prove a valuable resource to our customers around the world.”

To view the new sites, go to www.bandg.com, www.eaglenav.com, www.lowrance.com, www.northstarnav.com, www.simrad-yachting.com and www.navico.com

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For more information please contact:

Press enquiries:
Matt Johnson
ClearLine Communications Ltd
Tel. +44 (0)1962 820358
matt@clearlinecommunications.co.uk

Navico internet project:
Magne Bjella
Marketing Manager Internet/CRM
E-mail magne.bjella@navico.com
Mobile +47 41 42 21 77
(www.navico.com)

Navico is the parent company to six well established marine electronics brands: B&G, Eagle, Lowrance, Navman, Northstar and Simrad. Navico has approx 2,800 employees globally and 2006 pro forma revenues of close to USD 320 million. Navico is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The company has development and manufacturing facilities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Acton, Massachusetts, Torrance, California USA; Ensenada, Mexico; Egersund, Norway; Romsey, UK; and Auck